GRE Word List
BEMUSED
marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
The meaning of the word bemused is marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |